EX-MANCHESTER UNITED and Tottenham striker Teddy Sheringham has gone back to West Ham as an attacking coach.

Sheringham, who will link up with Sam Allardyce's existing backroom staff for the start of pre-season admits it was too good an opportunity to turn down.

"I'm very excited. Sam phoned me a week or so ago and asked me if I fancied it. It was far too good to resist really," he told the club's official website.

"Being a West Ham boy and coming from the area, it fits nicely in all that I'm about, what with working alongside Sam and knowing a few of the players as well. They've got a lot of respect for Sam, they speak very highly of him and to know that's the case made me want to get involved.

“I know the environment, I know everything about West Ham, so it was just too good an opportunity to turn down.

"I've had a couple of offers since I've been out of the game, which didn't feel quite right but, when this came along, it felt just right for me. I'm delighted to be coming back to the Club."

SHERINGHAM: Former West Ham United and England forward Teddy Sheringham has joined the Club as an attacking coach - http://t.co/fU2C0ilBxw